KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Sharjah -- the third largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates -- called on MENA member states and international community to collectively adopt and implement the ‘Sharjah Declaration for Youth Empowerment’ in response to the challenges facing Youth in the MENA region.
The declaration is a nine-point action agenda to empower youth and save their futures from the dangers of extremism. It is the outcome of a full day of discussions at the Investing in the Future Conference (IIFMENA), organised by global humanitarian organisation, TBHF.
Among the content are to put the acquisition of life skills at the centre of youth policy decision-making to prepare children and youth to leap into the future and promote policies that foster an enabling environment and recognise the important role of young women as agents of economic stabilisation and growth.
It also wanted to mainstream gender in all plans, policies and programmes aimed at empowering, protecting and supporting youth. It will utilise existing endeavors towards education reforms and the changing demographics as a window of opportunity to translate investment in human capital.
The region will coordinate efforts of governments, UN agencies, NGOs, academics and the private sector to transform education to enable flexible learning opportunities beyond schooling and to create conditions conducive to youth entrepreneurs.
All refugee youth are also ensured to be protected against violence, abuse and exploitation, and to have access healthcare and psychosocial support as well as taking the best interests of refugee youth as a primary consideration in all matters affecting their future.
The IIFMENA with themed ‘Youth – Crisis Challenges and Development Opportunities’ offered its global platform once every two years to address a pressing humanitarian problem in the MENA region, the statement said.
-- BERNAMA
-- BERNAMA
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